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Blood Vessels Flashcards

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Define blood vessels

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An elastic tubular channel through which the blood circulates

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What are the 4 types of blood vessels?

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Artery, vein, capillary, sinusoid

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What are characteristics of artery?

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Oxygenated blood, from heart to body, highly elastic, lumen recoils narrower, gives off branches, each is accompanied by one vein

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What are characteristics of vein?

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Deoxygenated blood, from body to heart, not elastic, less muscular, lumen collapses and wider lumen, receives tributaries, veins of the lower limb contain valves

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Define capillary and sinusoid

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Site of exchange between blood and tissue

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What use characteristics of the capillary?

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Continuous wall (no pores), lumen is rounded

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What are characteristics of sinusoid?

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Discontinuous wall (has pores), lumen is irregular

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Artery

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Vein

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Capillary

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11
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Sinusoid

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